Bottle opening tool



Nov. 17, 1936. s. a. FORMAN, sR., ET AL. 2,051,459

BOTTLE OPENING TOOL Filed March 24, 1936 UNITED STATES:

Patented Nov. 17, 1936 PATENT OFFICE 2,0 31459 I BOTTLE OPENING Toor.Samuel G. Forman, Sr

Samuel G. p Forman, Jr Hightstown, N. J. I Application March 24;, 1936,Serial No. 70,688

3 Claims (01. 304,)

This invention relates to improvements in com-.

bination tools, and pertains particularly to a tool designed tofacilitate the opening of bottles hav-' ing sealed caps.

The majority of bottles in which. fluids are put up for sale areprovided with metallic or other forms of screw caps which, after beingap-i' plied to the mouth of the bottlefare sealed by having a coveringof some congealable substance "placed thereover, which substance notonly completely covers the cap but covers a portion of the bottle neckso that the cap cannot be removed until the sealing substance has beencut away.

The removal of this sealing substance is often difficult unless a properinstrument is employed and even then after the sealing substance hasbeen cut away difficulty is often experienced in loosening or unscrewingthe cap.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a combinationtool by means of which the above described difiiculties associated withthe opening of a screw-capped and sealed bottle can be easily andquickly overcome by providing means for cutting the sealing materialand. gripping and unscrewing the cap.

Another object of the invention is to provide a compound tool in whichthe several separate elements necessary for performing the operations ofcutting loose the cap sealing material and of gripping and turning thecap, are conveniently coupled together so that any desired one may beeasily and quickly brought into operation.

Another object of the invention is to provide in association with a toolof the above described character means whereby the screw cap may bereadily restored to its normal tight condition upon the bottle mouthfrom which it has been removed.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing forming part of this specification, with the understanding,however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformitywith the showing of the drawing but may be changed or modified so longas such changes or modifications mark no material departure from thesalient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in plan of the tool embodying the present invention,the several elements of which have been separated so as to readily showthe forms of the same.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1, showing themanner of applying the tool to a bottle cap.

Fig. 3 is a view in plan of the bottle cap replacing portion of thetool.

Referring now more particularly to the drawingthe numerals l to 4inclusive indicate the several elements making up the present compoundtool, each of which elements comprises a handle 5 which forms anintegral extension of a body portion 6, and the body portions of theele- The element 2 which lies beneath the element H I has a ring-likehead I l formed integral with its body portion and beneath this theelement 3 has the arcuate head l2, the inner or concave surface of whichis sharpened to form a cutting blade l3. The ring-like head ll of theelement 2 and the heads 9 and I2 of the elements I and 3 respectively,are all formed upon the same radius so that when the handle portions ofthese elements are disposed in parallel superposed relation, the radialcenters of the heads will be in line.

The element 4 constitutes the bottom I of the group and is provided withthe annular head l4 which is broken at spaced intervals by the inpressedpoints l5 which are designed to engage in the grooves which are formedvertically along the outer face of a bottle cap.

In the use of the present compound tool the several elements areseparated in the manner illustrated in Fig. 1 and the annular ring-likehead II which forms an axis about which the other heads turn, is slippedover the-cap of the bottle. This cap is indicated by the numeral I6 inFig. 2 and is shown applied to a bottle neck I! and covered by the usualsealing material [8 which extends down beyond the lower edge of the capin the manner illustrated. After the pivot head I I is placed over thecap the knife head [2 is swung in until the edge of the blade l3 cutsthrough the sealing material [8 as illustrated in Fig. 2, whereupon theentire tool is rotated, or the tool may be held and the bottle and caprotated so as to effect the cutting of the sealing material completelyaround the cap. After the sealing material has been cut, the grippinghead 9 is swung in until its toothed inner face engages one side of thecap, forcing it to the opposite side of the pivot head II and holdingthe cap firmly against movement relative to the tool. By then holdingthe bottle firmly and turning the tool in the proper direction the capl6 may be loosened and removed.

In the use of the cap replacing element 4 of the tool, it is preferredthat the same be removed from the bolt 1 and used alone, as illustratedin Fig. 3. This tool is used by sliding its head over the cap after thesealing material 18 has been removed therefrom, so that the inpressedpoints of the teeth [5 will engage in the grooves formed in the outerface of the cap and thus form a looking connection whereby the cap maybe rotated and drawn up tightly upon the bottle neck.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that with the present tool, itwill be a relatively simple matter to cut loose the material with whichthe bottle caps are usually sealed to the bottle neck,

and effect the removal of the cap as well as its replacement.

We claim:

1. A tool of the character described, comprising an annular memberadapted to encircle a bottle cap, a handle connected with said memberand extending axially therefrom, a cutting element connected with theannular member and movable relative thereto for engagement with the sideof a bottle cap while the annular member is in encircling relationtherewith, and a handle carried by the annular member which is movablerelative to the first handle.

2. A bottle cap removing tool comprising an annular member designed toreceive the cap, a handle connected with the member and extendingaxially therefrom, an arcuate element oscillatably connected with theannular member, said element having the concave edge thereof formed forworking engagement with the cap, and a handle connected with saidelement and lying in a parallel plane with the first handle, whereby theelement may be oscillated relative to the annular memher.

3. A tool of the character described, comprising an annulus adapted toencircle a bottle cap, a handle integral with and extending radiallyfrom the annulus, a pivot member carried by the handle adjacent to theannulus, an arcuate body having an inner edge conforming in contour tothe inside curvature of the annulus, said arcuate member merging at oneend into a straight handle which is disposed in a parallel plane withthe handle of the annulus and which has an aperture to receive saidpivot member whereby the two handles may be oscillated relatively into aparallel relation, the inner edge of said arcuate memher being formedfor the performance of a desired working action upon a bottle capdisposed within the annulus.

SAMUEL G. FORMAN, SR. SAMUEL G. FORMAN, JR.

